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noun • the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' | ||||||||
| 39% | 7 | Known for his quote 'Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not.' | ||||||
noun • prolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973) | ||||||||
| 26% | 15 | Finding a logical or sensible reason for something that was initially done without reason | ||||||
noun • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening • the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason • (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation • the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency • systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale | ||||||||
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